...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....

8.3.13

[News] Kim Hyung-jun holds first solo concert this month.

Kim Hyung-jun, former member of the boy band SS501, is set to hold his
solo concert “The First” for the first time in Korea on March 9.

He
revealed his training session through photos on his Web site on March 7
as a sneak peak. In the pictures he seems to immerse himself in
practicing while spearheading the orchestra as well as the band.

At
the upcoming concert, Kim will sing “My Girl” from his first album and
“Escape” from his second among others. He will also showcase various
genres he has never tried before with newly arranged songs.

All of them will be performed live on March 9 at the Woori Art Hall in eastern Seoul’s Olympic Park.